Decoding Clausewitz : a new approach to On war / Jon Tetsuro Sumida.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sumida, Jon Tetsuro, 1949-

Series:

Modern war studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831. Vom Kriege.

Clausewitz, Carl von.

War.

Strategy.

Military art and science.

Physical Description:

xix, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, [2008]

Contents:

1. Theorists: Dismissal: Antoine Henri Jomini ; Advocacy: Julian Corbett ; Repudiation: Basil Liddell Hart

2. Scholars: Text: Raymond Aron ; Context: Peter Paret ; Method: W. B. Gallie

3. Antecedents and anticipations: Historical analysis ; Philosophical invention ; Scientific perspective

4. Imagining high command and defining strategic choice: Absolute war and genius ; History and theory ; Defense and Attack

Conclusions

Appendix 1. A pictorial representation of critical analysis

Appendix 2. Bach's St. Matthew Passion as a model for critical analysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-224) and index.

ISBN:

9780700616169

0700616160

OCLC:

213765799